Much Money Leaves County In Mail Order Trade
A Colville banker notes about $600,000 yearly sent from Stevens County to mail order houses in far cities. He estimates Colville residents and county shoppers buy at home saving over 5 percent, while 25 000 county residents may send about $1.5 million annually to Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville
North Country
Post Office
Express Office
Sears-Roebuck
Montgomery-Ward
Stevens County
Chicago
New York
Fine Art Exhibit At Colville Gymnasium Next Week
The district plans a seven day fine art exhibit at Colville Gymnasium featuring 200 pictures from April 7 to 9 daily 2 to 9 pm. The collection includes carbon photo gravures and color prints from world masterpieces. Admission is small with proceeds funding school wall decor and student programs. Catalogues available. Copies of exact duplicates may be purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville Gymnasium
Pyramids
Egypt
Public School Art Fund Drive Event Notes
A local exhibit fundraiser describes private sales by the person in charge to support a fund for purchasing pictures for the public schools. Candies and ice cream will be sold each day to raise additional money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cates
Stockmen and Potato Growers Hold Nine Meetings
A humorous note on stockmen convening to discuss cattle and nine planned potato grower meets. The lay reader wonders what modern potato methods are, hopes for improved yields and lower prices, and remarks on the persistence of novelty and optimism.
The Widow's Spite Parson Quarrel Over Funeral Sermon
The parson complains of Mrs Smithers anger and a friend reminds him of a funeral sermon remark about her husband’s final resting place. The exchange hints at lingering strain and social tension in a small community.
Silver Dollars Worth Face Value and Silver Shortage Worries
Analysis shows a silver dollar holds 871.25 grains of pure silver at 90 percent content, with $1.2929 per ounce setting a break point where value matches. When silver rises beyond this, coins melt or hoard, prompting mints to run 24 hours and Canada to consider lighter silver content. A December bill proposed recoinage of subsidiary coins to 300 grains per dollar, amid a global shortage of precious metals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Canada
The
Chronicle (Financial
Orient
East
House of Representatives
Platt
Patents Await Their Owners in Stevens County List
The Spokane U S Land Office holds about a hundred undelivered patents for Stevens County lands. Land records clerk John L Wiley prepared a list of current owners and patentees with land descriptions, urging delivery to landowners. Owners may secure patents by sending the duplicate description or an ownership affidavit to the Spokane office. the list names both patentee and record owner for numerous parcels in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Land Office
Spokane
Stevens County
Register of the Land Office
John L. Wiley
Natentee
Marion Curtiss
Amiot
Severe Desire
Coalville Loan & Tr. Co
Andirson
Pharvalder
Meta St
Jennings
Daisy
Wash
Askew
John 1
Nsw
Stevens Co
Paldwin
James
Earl T. Gates
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Jeweler and
Opticia
Colville Abstract CO
Frank Kostka
Colville, Washington
Colville Loan and Trust Company
TopNoch Flour Mills
Colville Country
Ernest M. Hopkins
Dartmouth College
Seattle
Portland
Ty Gazelle Walston
Chereh
Spokane Land Office
Bartlett
Perry
Cyrus W. Leasure
Tamba
Joseph
Bell
George
Berg
John
J. C. Harrigan
Colville, Wash
Boeht
Otto J
A. Ll. Gibbs
Bowie
Brown
Benjamin J
James Farnsworth
Iiireer
John Wo
Wash Bt
P. Co
Carr
Joseph HH
Winslow Ilbr. Co
Orin
Case
James A
Aten
Chalfant
Moan A
E& Ne
Fatentee
Colson
Julia I
Alice Houghton
Corbett
James B
Coulter
John Hill
Crawford
Chas
Edward
Alfred Jolly
Crosier
Crumb
Charles Flot
Darnell
Prank A
Nellie Passons
Dawson
Thomas
Mary Sprage
Duvall
Prank
Barry
Mwart
George A
Pmackler
Medard
Kensmeyer
Edward Red
Hansen
Morris
Fidelity Lb
Hattéry
James Hh
Hayden
Ella Boe
Alice Mayers
Haynes
Asa P
Wm. Heinemann
Hightower
Robert F
Hackett
Otha M
E& Nw
Howell
Henry
Hughes
Abigail
Ebbart
Jeanneret
Numa
Jensen
Soren
Johnson
Cora Fm
Jennie Violet
J. BK. Watkins
John Volot
Rosina Hoegerl
Addy
Xupweiler
Peter
Frank B. Goetter
Colvills Vy Aag
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